EBA publication of its Report on tackling money laundering and terrorist financing risks in crypto-asset services, 9 October 2025

On the 9^th of October 2025, the European Banking Authority published its Report on countering money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks in crypto-asset services, including issuance, trading and service provision. The Report describes strategies which some crypto-asset service providers and issuers used to sidestep national AML/CFT supervision, outlines the safeguards established by Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCAR) and the revised AML/CFT regime, and stresses the key elements which will strengthen the effective application of the new EU framework.